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Rescuers paddled through rushing water Wednesday to get to an SUV stuck in high water at Ski Island in Oklahoma City.

“One person inside it and pinned up against the guardrail,” Battalion Chief Benny Fulkerson said.

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The guardrail kept the car from being swept away while about 25 Oklahoma City firefighters and the dive team conducted the high-water rescue, saving a woman.

Cellphone video from a neighbor shows crews pulling the woman from the driver-side window.

“She is fine, a little shaken up, obviously. She was scared,” Fulkerson said. “Could’ve ended much differently if the guardrail broke.”

Construction workers nearby witnessed the whole ordeal.

“We showed up here to work, put a tile floor in,” a construction worker said. “She was happy when she got out of the boat. She looked cold and wet, but I think she is OK.”

Fire officials said this sort of incident has happened before in the same spot.

“Oddly enough, we had a very similar call to this exact location about three years ago,” Fulkerson said. “We just wanna remind people to stay out of the high water. This is a situation that could’ve ended much worse.”